1 Corinthians 15:10
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Jewish man born in Tarsus of Cilicia:
Acts 22:3
Sat at the feet of Gamaliel: Acts 22:3
Taught the strictness of the law: Acts
22:3
Zealous toward God like his fathers:
Acts 22:3
Keeper of the clothes at Stephen’s
stoning: Acts 7:58
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Made havoc on the church: Acts 8:3
Least of the apostles: 1 Cor. 15:9
Unworthy to be called an apostle: 1
Cor. 15:9
Persecutor of the church: 1 Cor. 15:9;
1 Tim. 1:13
Drug men and women to prison:
Acts 8:4
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Persecuted the Way unto death: Acts
22:4
Tried to destroy the church: Gal. 1:14
Blasphemer: 1 Tim. 1:13
Injurious/Insolent/Rude, Arrogant
Lack of Respect: 1 Tim. 1:13
Chief of sinners: 1 Tim. 1:15
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Thankful to Jesus Christ: 1 Tim. 1:12
Obtained mercy: 1 Tim. 1:13, 16
Chosen by God to be a witness to all
men: Acts 22:14-15
Ordained a preacher, an apostle,
teacher of the Gentiles: 1 Timothy 2:7
Minister, least of all saints: Eph. 3:7-8
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What role does grace have?
“For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves; it is
the gift of God. Not of works, lest
any man should boast. For we are
his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God
hath before ordained that we should
walk in them.” Eph. 2:8-10
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What role does grace have?
“For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves; it is
the gift of God. Not of works, lest
any man should boast. For we are
his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God
hath before ordained that we should
walk in them.” Eph. 2:8-10
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What role does grace have?
“For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves; it is
the gift of God. Not of works, lest
any man should boast. For we are
his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God
hath before ordained that we should
walk in them.” Eph. 2:8-10
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What is GRACE?
 Undeserved
or unmerited favor
 Unmerited gift of divine favor
 Unmerited help given to people by
God
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Romans 3:24-25
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justified freely by his grace
through the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a
propitiation through faith in his blood, to
declare his righteousness for the
remission of sins that are past, through
the forbearance of God;
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“But if Abraham was justified by works, he
hath whereof to glory; but not of God.”
Romans 4:2
“What does it profit, my brethren, though a
man say he hath faith, and have not works?
Can faith save him? James 2:14
Works only?
Faith only?
Faith without works?
Faith by my works?
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Faith: Work of God: John 6:29
Do you believe on Jesus?
Faith is more than an
acknowledgement of Him. Matt.
7:21
Must believe everything He taught.
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Belief in Jesus: John 3:18
Repentance: Luke 13:3
Confession: Matt. 10:32-33; Luke 6:46
Submission to Baptism: Mark 16:16;
John 3:5; Romans 6:4
Obedience/Faithfulness: John 15:4;
John 15:10; Rev. 2:10
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By grace [the unmerited favor God]
we are saved through faith
[faithfulness to God];
and that not of ourselves [we didn't
do anything to bring about God's
mercy],
It is the gift of God [He offered and
implemented it because He loves
us],
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and that not of yourselves [we had
nothing to do with crafting and
implementing God's plan of
redemption],
lest any man should boast [we
certainly have nothing to boast
about, we can never say God owes
us salvation].
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For we are His workmanship [Those
who are saved are the
workmanship of God through His
plan of redemption]
Created in Christ Jesus [The
sacrifice of Jesus made it all
possible]
unto Good works which God hath
foreordained that we should walk in
them [faithful obedient service].
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For God to even reveal himself and his
expectations is grace.
For God to reveal our violations against that will
is grace.
For God to provide a way of atonement for sin is
grace.
For God informing us of that atonement is grace.
For God to defer judgment to give us time to
respond is grace.
For God revealing to us how to respond is grace.
The availability of salvation is by grace.
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Appeared to all: Titus 2:11
Called by grace: Gal. 1:15; 2 Tim. 1:9
Hope through grace: 2 Thess. 2:16
Grace accessed by faith: Rom. 5:2
Grace accessed through faith: Eph.
2:8
Christians stand in grace: Rom. 5:2;
Pet. 2:12
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Conditional upon faith: Eph. 2:8
Can fall from grace: Gal. 5:4
Given to the humble: James 4:6; 1
Pet. 5:5
Must continue in God’s grace: Acts
13:43
Received by those obedient to the
faith: Rom. 1:5
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Counted previous life
accomplishments as rubbish for
Christ: Phil. 3:1-7
Conformable to Jesus’ death, wanted
to win Christ, be found in him,
follower of Jesus, pressed toward the
mark for the prize, Phil. 3:8-16